- Date
- November 16, 2008, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lingen, Germany
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- PH-NTLRotorway
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 69461
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Probable cause
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
A Rotorway Exec helicopter, Netherlands registration PH-NTL, departed controlled flight and impacted terrain near Lingen, Germany. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot on board was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was originating at the time. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.
Factual narrative
On November 16, 2008, at 1130 UTC, a Rotorway Exec helicopter, Netherlands registration PH-NTL, departed controlled flight and impacted terrain near Lingen, Germany. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot on board was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was originating at the time. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PH-NTL
- Reported as
- Rotorway (Exec)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Herman Louis Sternheim
- Registered owner
- Herman Louis Sternheim
- Departed
- EDWN · Lingen
- Destination
- EDWN · Lingen
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EDWN · Nordhorn-Lingen
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- EDWN